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Tuesday business briefs 3-4

Wiesler named president of hand surgery group

WINSTON-SALEM – Dr.Ethan R. Wiesler, associate professor of orthopaedics at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, has been named president of the Southeastern Hand Club, a regional hand surgery group. The term lasts one year. Prior to his appointment, Wiesler served on the board of directors for four years, three as secretary-treasurer and one as vice president. The 35-year-old group was founded to engage in frank discussion of controversial issues and techniques, and present problem areas and cases.

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California plant expands in Rutherford

RALEIGH — Team Air, Inc. will locate a new manufacturing facility in Rutherford County. The company plans to create 70 jobs and invest more than $4.2 million over the next three years in Forest City. Team Air, Inc., based in Fontana, Calif., provides custom HVAC products to large commercial and industrial customers throughout North America for military projects, offshore drilling platforms, schools, hospitals, manufacturing facilities and large office buildings. They also provide custom products for other manufacturers of HVAC equipment. This expansion to North Carolina will allow Team Air to provide competitively priced products with shorter lead times and reduced freight to customers in the Midwest and East Coast.

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Kearfott adds jobs in Buncombe

RALEIGH — Kearfott Corp. is planning to expand its North Carolina manufacturing operations in Buncombe County. The expansion will result in the creation of 75 jobs and an investment of approximately $11.8 million over the next three years in Black Mountain. Kearfott is a full service design, manufacturing and support center for guidance and navigation systems for commercial and military applications. These include aircraft, spacecraft, sea systems and land vehicles. Kearfott currently employs 336 workers in North Carolina.